Phonograph record filing system



R. AVIGDOR Sept, 20, E949.

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ATTYS R. AVIGDOR Patented Sept. 20, 1949 UNITED STATES! PATENT OFFICE y 2,482,572 1 i PHONOGRAPH RECORD FILING SYSTEM Rifat Avigdor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application March 6, 1946, Serial No. 652,422 1 Claim. (Cl. B12-12) j This invention relates to a phonograph record ling system and in particular to a :cabinet for holding phonograph records in a readily accessible manner for easy selection of the record desired.

It has been usual to store phonograph records in any cases or cabinets in which one side thereof has an accessible opening through which the records may be withdrawn. Normally, the records are contained in envelopes having a central opening therein and through which the name of the selection appearing on the Ycentral label of the record may be perceived. It is necessary to pull out an envelope and examine the labels of each side of the record to determine whether or not the proper selection has been withdrawn and often when one record is being pulled out, one or more records may be inadvertently pulled out by the frictional contact of the withdrawn envelope so that breakage often occurs in this manner. The present invention seeks to avoid the handling of the records, inadvertent breakage of the records through this cause, as well as to provide aready meansof selection of the desired record.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a phonograph record filing sys tem wherein the titles of the records are readily visible to permit quick selection of the record desired and wherein the records are held against dislodgment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a system of this kind wherein the record holding envelope may be displaced to permit the ready Withdrawal of the record, while retaining the envelope in a position to indicate the location of the record when it is desired to return it to its proper place. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a phonograph record iling case or cabinet having a means designed to cooperate with the envelope to retain the envelopeagainst normal Withdrawal from its location, although permitting its displacement, and including a means to permit its complete withdrawal when this is necessary.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a record case or cabinet designed particularly to combine with a special form of en-` disadvantages of excessive velope which will display readily the titles of the selections carried` onra record in any given envelope and through which the titles of the selections lcarried on all the envelopes are located in a generally common location and readily discernible.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a phonograph record holding case or cabinet of the kind referred to which is particularly simple in construction and can be made available readily for the storage of records either in the home or as a convenient accessory tothe average retail dealer.

With these and other objects in View, the invention generally comprises a case having at least one compartment for receiving a plurality of phonograph records, the interior of the compartment being accessible from one side of the case orv cabinet and designed to store record carrying envelopes having a tab projecting from one edge thereof and displayed through the accessible opening to the case or cabinet, the latter including a means permitting partial withdrawalY of the envelope to dispose the record in a position for ready withdrawal while indicating through the partial withdrawal' envelope the casing of the particular record so that it may be returned accurately and conveniently.

f The invention will be clearly understood by ff, reference to the following detailed specication taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a record filing cabinet to illustrate the manner of storing records and the efficient ling system provided.

l Figs.v .2 and 3 are transverse sections taken through a cabinet of this general character showing alternative forms of retaining the record envelopes therein Referring to the drawings, A indicates a phonograph record filing cabinet comprised of the base I0, rear wall lli', a top l2, and having side walls (not shown). The cabinet is open along the front but might be closed by a suitable cover, if desired.

In the form of construction shown, the cabinet is divided by a plurality of partitions I3 to form a plurality of phonograph record receiving compartments I4 and Ma. In this connection, as is obvious, some of the compartments, such as Illa, may be formed larger to receive the largest records produced and the compartments may be disposed transversely of the cabinet rather than vertical as shown, although I prefer to provide vertically extending compartmentsso that the records are stored on edge and extend vertically.

A wall of the lcabinet, preferably the base I0, is extended beyond the accessible opening thereto to form an apron or ledge l5 which is designed to carry the projecting stop member or members I6 which form a stop shoulder l1 facing the interior of the compartments designed to be engaged with a forward edge of the record containing envelopes when the latter are pulled forwardly from their normal position of rest within the compartments. The stop member or members I6 are preferably spring mounted so as to be depressible and, in the form shown in Fig. 1, the base wall lll of each compartment lying upon the base lll is formed with a recess i9 along its lower face to space it from the base lil. The lower face of the base wall i8 within the recess IS is designed to have mounted thereon the lea/t` spring means Zlldesigned to permit the stop member or members i6 to be depressed. Norn mally, when it is desired to withdraw a record from a compartment, the record involved when pulled forward will move forwardly until it ew gages the shoulder l1 of the stop means i6, per-- mitting the partial withdrawal of the envelope as shown in one instance in Fig. 1, thus to expose the edge of the record through the envelope. Consequently, when the record is withdrawn from the envelope the empty envelope will beleft in an outwardlyy projected position, as shown in Fig. l, and, therefore, it is easy to return the record to its proper envelope.

For general illustrative purposes alternative forms of construction are shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In Fig. 2 the stop member or members 2l may be stationary, the records in their envelopes being held in normal' position, resting on the base I0, by means ci a guide rod 22 carried by arms '23 (one shown) which are pivotally mounted on brackets such as 2li, supported from the top l2 of the cabinet. Thus, the envelopes'may be pulled partially forward to engage the stop member 2| as previously described, and pushed back to original position. However, to remove an envelope completely from the cabinet it is onlyV necessary to pull upwardly and forwardly in which case the guide bar 22 will swing upwardly and permit it to clear the stop member 2|.

In Fig. 3 the stop member 25 is spring held by the leaf spring 2 attached to the bottom I0 of the cabinet.

The record. containing envelopes, when moved towards or away from the open side of the, cabinet, normally move in a transverse path. In this connection, the top l2 of the casing, in the case of Figs. lV and 3, and the guide rod, 22, in the case of Fig. 2, conne the normal path of movement solely to. a transverse path. Therefore, the stop means l?, 2l, or 25 is always disposed in the path of the leading, edge of the envelopes to stop the latter partially projecting from the open side of the cabinet when pulled forward.

It is apparent from the foregoing that I provide a simple phonograph record filing system wherein the records may be easily identied merely by running a nger along the exposed projecting tabs of the envelopes in order to note the titles of the selections and -wherein the selected record is pulled to a predetermined position clearly identifying the location of the record and facilitating its accurate return to its filing position. The record containing envelopes are easily placed in position initially and can be removed readily if desired, although. in normal usage are prevented from complete removal, thus to facilitate record handling. Finally, it is evident that by retaining the records in the cabinet at all times during normal usage the possibility of inadvertently withdrawing other records from the cabinet by irictional contact with the one being selected and possible breakage of those inadvertently withdrawn is completely avoided.

What I claim as my invention is:

A phonograph record cabinet for iiling records enclosed in envelopes comprising a casing, enclosed on three sides by vertical walls and at top and bottom by a pair of horizontal walls, said casing being open along a fourth side, one of said` horizontal walls being designed to support. said envelopes. in vertically disposed relation, said envelopes having a leading edge accessible through said open side of the cabinet, stop means in advance ofV said' open side projecting from the horizontal plane of Vsaid horizontalwalls and` disposed in the path ofthe leading edge of the envelopes contained in, the casing, said horizontal walls being spaced apart slightly more than the width of an envelope. to confine the normal path of movement of said' envelopes solely to a transverse movement towards and away from lsaid open side of` said casing, said stop means limiting the transverse movement of. said envelopes through said open side to cause a. portion of an envelope to project through said open side when pulled transversely forward, thereby to dispose a record. carried by an envelope, in

readily accessible position for withdrawal, saidprojecting portion of saidA envelope being designed to overlie said stop means when theleading edge of said envelope is in engagement therewith, to denote the specific location, in the cabinet, of said record to facilitate the return, of said record to the envelope and its return to the cabinet, the said` stop means being spring mounted and displaceablerout ofthe path of said envelopes andV records so that the latter may be bodily withdrawn. and introduced to saidy cabinet.

RIAT AVIGDOR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille of thisl patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,119,431 Jones Dec. l, 1914 1,198,583 Rogers Sept. 19, 1916 1,229,948 Hall June 12. 1917 

